Book summary

A high-ranking Mafioso, whose testimony helped the federal government convict elusive mob boss John Gotti, tells the strange details of his life to Peter Maas.

Media reviews

"A morally bracing and redemptive tale, it reassuringly allows us to pit our trifling wrongs against downright evil and thus to shine by comparison. So when Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino crime family and admitted murderer of 19 fellow miscreants, spills his naughty beans, we are all ears; witness the tabloid headlines surrounding this book's publication, its rapid shot to the top of the bestseller lists and the juicy ratings for a two-night network TV author interview. Gravano may not be a St. Augustine or a Whittaker Chambers, but this jail-house songbird is whistling from behind bars like a virtuoso."